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Because I am a citizen of the United States of America and, as such, am entitled to choose upon which issues I will cast my vote. My priorities are not yours and your circumstances are not mine.
You said that, not I.</p>
<p>If you post to me again in such a disrespectful manner, I will report the post. Feel free to disagree, but do not call me names or put words into my keyboard.</p>
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<p>And yet…</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.weusetheelectoralcollege.com%5B/url%5D”>www.weusetheelectoralcollege.com</a> </p>
<p>Latest polls show McCain virtually tied in Ohio and slightly ahead in Michigan. All this before Obama gets painted.</p>
<p>Michigan</p>
<p>EPIC-MRA 05/19 - 05/22 McCain +4.0
SurveyUSA 05/27 - 05/27 McCain +4.0 </p>
<p>Ohio</p>
<p>SurveyUSA 05/16 - 05/18 Obama +9.0
Quinnipiac 05/13 - 05/20 McCain +4.0
Rasmussen 05/15 - 05/15 McCain +1.0</p>
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<p>Celtic also likes to post outdated/inaccurate polling maps. They tend to support his position better so, who cares if they are outdated/inaccurate?</p>
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<p>I remember when Kerry was going to reap the benefits of the masses of newly registered voters as well. Funny thing is, even as Obama registration has gone up, he performs even with McCain in the polls. Those 20,000 person stadiums don’t mean anything when they’re in blue states. Hell they don’t mean anything period because people who support McCain aren’t the type to go stand in line for 2 hours to watch their candidate speak. Unfortunately for you the 70 year old grandma’s vote counts the same as the 22 year old guy who hangs on Obamas every word.</p>
<p>^^And unfortunately for you, the people willing to stand two hours in line to hear Obama are a lot more likely to keep throwing money at him than the 72-year-olds. And the coffers will allow for a publicity campaign unlike Kerry or Gore were able to front, and that will draw even more new voters to the polls. And they will be able to stand in line to vote for their guy, yeah, even two hours, if necessary. As for me, I’ll be mailing it in as usual.</p>
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<p>And there’s that old paradigm again. LAX, do me one favor. Present an opinion that is based on an original thought that is not looking backwards for evidence. I will have a great deal more respect for your argument if you will.</p>
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<p>My daughter came to me the other day and, in all seriousness, asked if we could bring a camera on Election Day to take a picture of her at the polls. I don’t know the answer to that. Anyone?</p>
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<p>You have no idea how political contributions work. While the democrat candidate gets way more $$ than the republic the RNC outdoes the DNC by the same amount. </p>
<p>But this is all a moot point because didn’t Obama promise to accept federal funding if he ran against McCain? Or did he decide to CHANGE in stance on that in HOPEs of bringing CHANGE to Washington?</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure you can take a picture in the polling station (such as all the TV cameras panning the lines during election day). I’m also pretty sure taking a camera into the actual voting booth is strickly Verbotten,</p>
<p>I did not post disrespectfully to you or call you any names. I said the act of believing that was the most critical issue was foolish and selfish, not the people believing it. </p>
<p>If you didn’t realize how irrational your opinion was you wouldn’t be so offended and defensive, you’re only mad because you’ve realized you have no real support behind your opinion.</p>
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<p>With all due respect, zoosermom, I kind of agree with Tyler09. Not to the point of calling you selfish or anything, but I do think that America has at least a few larger issues on its plate that really need to be dealt with before immigration.</p>
<p>As I am the OP…let’s get back to how Obama is going to win or get these voters back in the fold?</p>
<p>LOL!! </p>
<p>Hillary supporters referring to Obama supporters (or even Hillary supporters who didn’t like the references to Jesse Jackson, etc.) is the typical, twisted “logic” that comes up again and again.</p>
<p>Let’s get REAL here - the remarks that Clyburn’s office has reportedly been getting is something different altogether and equating that what Clyburn or others have said is pure, plum idiocy.</p>
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<p>Hey, I like the daily updated data I find, leave my polls alone! 
And, if I’m outdated or inaccurate, then millions of others are too. The MSM pushes RCP and electoral-vote everyday. Psssst, I’m a girl but I do <3 lacrosse. At least we agree on something!</p>
<p>Apologies for the continued derailment bulletandpima.</p>
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<p>The US is one of the most conservative states in the industrialized world.</p>
<p>I have to say that the blind ambition of the Clinton’s is frightening, totally obscuring their judgement in the waning days of the primary process. As reported yesterday it took frank talk by party leaders to force a concession coming on Friday.</p>
<p>Rumors are that she will not seek a VP bid because the vetting process will require investigation into Pres Clinton’s post presidential financial dealings, some of which would be very damaging in the campaign season.</p>
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<p>Who are you to say such a thing? What do you think you know about me? Were you aware that I’ve spent twenty years of my life providing service to illegal immigrants? That I see the other side of illegal immigration, from the point of the view of the victims? Did you know that TYLER, or did you make assumptions that you can’t back up? Well?</p>
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With all due respect to you, I don’t agree, and my opinion is as valid and considered as yours.</p>
<p>Hey now, don’t jump down my throat - I never said your opinion was invalid or not thought out, I was just stating my own.</p>
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<p>I’m sorry. I didn’t intend for that to come out as harshly as it did. Just saying that illegal immigration is the issue with the greatest impact on my community and I see it as tied to some of the other issues that I’m most worried about.</p>
<p>I dont know that there should be a single most important issue in this election; but if there is, lets hope that it is not mandated by popular opinion and public brow beating but rather by a vast array of individual determinations and sincere personal perspectives. </p>
<p>It would be, in the very least, disturbing if there was a hierarchy of national interests deemed more appropriate than others to right thinking voters. The degree to which the wide range of views would be reflected in a wide range of perspectives in our national interests makes us, I believe, good Americans and yahoos (not a reference to J. Swift, but rather to the spirit of the Wild West).</p>
<p>Even our apathy, well applied, speaks volumes to the seasoned optimism of heel-kicking Americans and the antidote to the offer to the inveterate doomsayer. </p>
<p>Even better, if there is anything that is indisputably positive about our two candidates, it is that they are both indisputably positive and optimistic.</p>
<p>IMO, the war is the greatest problem, causing many more problems itself.</p>
<p>Bottom line for me: Hilary voted for the war, Obama voted against it.</p>